// Station · 2h 5m ago · STALE

RJFK

Kagoshima Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,500 ft

T/Td 26°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 906 FT

31.8034°N / 130.7190°E

LOCATION · Kagoshima, JP

WIND

120°6 kt

RJFK · 906 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN035

LAYERS

FEW015 SCT020 BKN035

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,500 ft. Light winds at 120°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,500 ft, scattered at 2,000 ft, and broken at 3,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR RJFK 111200Z 12006KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 BKN035 26/24 Q1015

RJFK · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 3,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,840'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,906 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +13°C

2,400FT

+1,494 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV906 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT853 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at RJAT (JGSDF Camp Fuji Heliport / Fuji Army Heliport, Gotenba, elev 2,271 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN035

Broken · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,037 ft VFR MARGIN+500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)

20:20ZSUNRISE

03:23ZSOLAR NOON

10:26ZSUNSET

10:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:54Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 05m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:44Z MOONSET07:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

RJFM

VFR

Miyazaki Airport · Miyazaki

WIND: 110° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

RJFT

VFR

Kumamoto Airport · Kumamoto

WIND: 040° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 62 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

RJFG

LIFR

New Tanegashima Airport · Tanegashima

WIND: 120° / 13 kt
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: OVC001
DIST: 73 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

RJFS

VFR

Kyushu Saga International Airport · Saga

WIND: 160° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 84 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

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